As part of the G20 prep, an artificial lake is apparently being built inside the Direct Media Centre at the CNE, complete with fake dock, canoes, and a big old TV displaying images of cottage country. The lake reportedly cost $1.9-million to construct, and the Council of Canadians has decided that it needs a name. The group has applied to the Geographical Names Board of Canada to have the lake named after Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
“We have sent an official request to the Geographical Names Board of Canada to have Canada's newest lake named “Harper's Folly” in honour of the Prime Minister” said Mark Calzavara, the Ontario/Quebec Organizer for the Council of Canadians. “We believe that all Canadians-regardless of their political views- will agree that the only thing more outrageous than spending $1.1 billion on a three day meeting is thinking that an indoor lake next to a big television could possibly compare to the spectacular beauty of cottage country.”
